English verb: stop over | |||
1. | stop over (stative) interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight | ||
Samples | We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil. | ||
Synonyms | lay over | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stop, stop over | ||
2. | stop over (motion) interrupt a trip | ||
Samples | We stopped at Aunt Mary's house. They stopped for three days in Florence. | ||
Synonyms | stop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, lay over, stop over | ||